Covid-19: Ireland facing 2,500 cases per day by Halloween

Chief medical officer Tony Holohan at the Nphet press conference on Thursday at the Department of Health. Picture: Colin Keegan

Ireland could be facing 1,800-2,500 cases per day and more than 400 people in hospital by Halloween, according to the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet).

The virus is "uncontrolled" across the State, according to Dr Philip Nolan, as a further 1,205 cases were announced along with three further deaths.